Western Series: The Sixties
by joe_538 | created - 25 Jan 2016 | updated - 25 Jan 2016 | PublicBy the end of the decade, parental advocacy groups were squeezing the westerns out of existence for being "too violent."
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1. Klondike (1960–1961)
30 min | Adventure, Western
Klondike was set during the early days of the Klondike Gold Rush 1897 in the town of Skagway in the Alaskan Klondike region.
Stars: Ralph Taeger, Mari Blanchard, James Coburn, Joi Lansing
Votes: 54
2. Outlaws (1960–1962)
60 min | Western
The adventures of a Marshal and his young Deputies in a section of Oklahoma infested with bandit gangs, gunmen, and robbers.
Stars: Don Collier, Barton MacLane, Bruce Yarnell, Slim Pickens
Votes: 94
3. Overland Trail (1960)
60 min | Western
The adventures of a crusty superintendent for the Overland Stage Co. and his young sidekick as they try to keep the stage routes safe.
Stars: William Bendix, Doug McClure, Harry Guardino, Sean McClory
Votes: 93
4. Stagecoach West (1960–1961)
60 min | Western
Luke Perry and Simon Kane, accompanied by Simon's young son David, run a stagecoach line in the Old West, where they come across a wide variety of ladies in distress, killers, and robbers.
Stars: Wayne Rogers, Richard Eyer, Robert Bray, James Burke
Votes: 173
5. The Tall Man (1960–1962)
30 min | Western
Fictionalized stories about Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid set in New Mexico in the 1870s.
Stars: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager, Walter Lawrence, Mark Tapscott
Votes: 200
6. Tate (1960)
30 min | Western
The adventures of a one-armed gunfighter (he lost the use of an arm during the Civil War) in the Old West.
Stars: David McLean, Don Wilbanks, Robert Redford, Ted Markland
Votes: 136
7. Two Faces West (1960–1961)
30 min | Western
Marshal Ben January and his twin brother, Dr. Rick January (both played by Charles Bateman) fight to establish law and order in the wild frontier town of Gunnison in the 1860s.
Stars: Charles Bateman, Francis De Sales, Joyce Meadows, Paul Comi
Votes: 30
8. The Westerner (1960– )
30 min | Western
Laconic cowboy Dave Blasingame wanders the Wild West with his faithful dog Brown and the occasional companionship of pal Burgundy Smith.
Stars: Brian Keith, Hank Gobble, Jimmy Lee Cook, Michael T. Mikler
Votes: 282
9. Whiplash (1960–1961)
30 min | Western
The story of American Christopher Cobb and his foundation of Australia's first coach-line, which he established in the colony of New South Wales, Australia.
Stars: Peter Graves, Tony Wickert, Robert Tudawali, Phillip Ross
Votes: 88
10. Wrangler (1960)
30 min | Drama, Western
Pitcairn is a roving cowboy who rides the 1880s Western frontier helping people.
Stars: Jason Evers, Eli Boraks, Julie Adams, Susan Oliver
Votes: 23
11. The Americans (1961– )
60 min | Action, War
During the American Civil War, two brothers fighting on opposite sides of the conflict.
Stars: Darryl Hickman, Richard Davalos, John McIntire, Slim Pickens
Votes: 90
12. Frontier Circus (1961–1962)
60 min | Western
A one-ring circus travels through the American West in the 1880's.
Stars: Chill Wills, John Derek, Richard Jaeckel, J. Pat O'Malley
Votes: 77
13. Gunslinger (1961– )
60 min | Western
Cord, a gunfighter, works undercover for the local Army garrison Commander, trying to help keep peace in the territory.
Stars: Tony Young, Preston Foster, Midge Ware, Dee Pollock
Votes: 65
14. Whispering Smith (1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Whispering Smith was a detective on the Denver, Colorado Police Department in the 1870s. This show took case histories from Smith's adventures. George Romack was Smith's partner and John Richards was the police chief.
Stars: Audie Murphy, Guy Mitchell, Sam Buffington, Kay Stewart
Votes: 191
15. The Dakotas (1962–1963)
60 min | Western
Marshal Ragan and his Deputies maintain the peace in the Badlands of the Dakota Territory.
Stars: Larry Ward, Jack Elam, Chad Everett, Michael Greene
Votes: 114
16. Empire (1962–1964)
60 min | Drama, Western
Jim Redigo is foreman for the enormous Garrett Ranch owned by matriarch Lucia with her children Tal and Constance. Redigo had his hands full managing people, machines, and animals, with a specific interest in attractive Connie.
Stars: Richard Egan, Ryan O'Neal, Anne Seymour, Terry Moore
Votes: 83
17. The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show (1962– )
60 min | Music
A Western-themed variety show, hosted by the married couple of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Rogers. It regularly featured the singing group Sons of the Pioneers, actor Pat Brady (Rogers' ... See full summary »
Stars: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Sons of the Pioneers, Cliff Arquette
Votes: 45
18. Stoney Burke (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama, Sport, Western
Stoney Burke is a rodeo rider who wants to win the Golden Buckle, the award to the world's champion saddle bronco rider. He didn't win it, but he encountered a considerable amount of violence along the way.
Stars: Jack Lord, Warren Oates, Robert Dowdell, Bill Hart
Votes: 231
19. The Virginian (1962–1971)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Personable Western series based in Wyoming from the 1890s onward.
Stars: Doug McClure, James Drury, Lee J. Cobb, Sara Lane
Votes: 3,159
20. Redigo (1963)
30 min | Western
Jim Redigo operates a small ranch in the southwest, reconciling his old fashioned ways with modern society. Mike and Frank are his hands, with Frank's wife Linda as cook. Hotel owner Gerry is his occasional date.
Stars: Richard Egan, Rudy Solari, Roger Davis, Elena Verdugo
Votes: 28
21. Temple Houston (1963–1964)
60 min | Western
The adventures of frontier lawyer Temple Houston, son of the legendary Sam Houston.
Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Jack Elam, Frank Ferguson, Chubby Johnson
Votes: 81
22. The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964)
60 min | Western
Twelve-year-old Jamie McPheeters, along with his ne'er-do-well father and a ragtag group of pioneers, travel westward from Paducah, Kentucky to the California gold fields in 1849.
Stars: Dan O'Herlihy, Kurt Russell, Mark Allen, Meg Wyllie
Votes: 191
23. Daniel Boone (1964–1970)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Western
Frontier hero Daniel Boone conducts surveys and expeditions around Boonesborough, running into both friendly and hostile Indians, before, during, and even after the Revolutionary War.
Stars: Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton, Dal McKennon
Votes: 2,409
24. Destry (1964)
60 min | Western
Young Harrison Destry, son of legendary lawman Tom Destry, had been a sheriff himself until he was framed and sent to prison. Now he roams about looking for the hombres that did him wrong. ... See full summary »
Stars: John Gavin, Ken Mayer, Bill Coontz, Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Votes: 83
25. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
The Wild West adventures of the Barkley family in California's San Joaquin Valley.
Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans
Votes: 3,542
26. Branded (1965–1966)
30 min | Western
In the 1880s Jason McCord travels the country trying to prove he's no coward. He needs to do this because the military career of this West point graduate came to an end when he was thrown out of the army after being accused of cowardice.
Stars: Chuck Connors, Chuck Hamilton, William Bryant, John Pickard
Votes: 913
27. F Troop (1965–1967)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Western
The misadventures of the staff and neighbors of a remote U.S. Army outpost in the Wild West.
Stars: Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Ken Berry, Melody Patterson
Votes: 3,327
28. Laredo (1965–1967)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A group of Texas Rangers keeps getting in and out of trouble, under the command of Captain Parmalee.
Stars: Neville Brand, Peter Brown, William Smith, Philip Carey
Votes: 749
29. The Legend of Jesse James (1965–1966)
30 min | Western
In a surprising twist, Jesse and Frank James come across as good guys as they go about their outlaw ways. Jesse is a devilish scoundrel with an eye for the ladies while Frank concerns himself with more practical matters.
Stars: Christopher Jones, Allen Case, David Richards, Robert J. Wilke
Votes: 107
30. The Loner (1965–1966)
30 min | Western
A wandering ex-soldier encounters various problems wherever he visits in his travels.
Stars: Lloyd Bridges, James Whitmore, Ed Peck, Jim Drum
Votes: 167
31. A Man Called Shenandoah (1965–1966)
30 min | Western
A man shot and left for dead on the trail is found and revived. With no recollection of his past, he calls himself Shenandoah as he roams the West searching for his identity.
Stars: Robert Horton, Gregory Walcott, John Cliff, James Griffith
Votes: 218
32. The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Western
Two Secret Service agents, equipped with a wide array of gizmos, work for the government in the Old West.
Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Dick Cangey, Whitey Hughes
Votes: 6,492
33. Iron Horse (1966–1968)
60 min | Western
Ben Calhoun won the half-completed Buffalo Pass, Scalplock, and Defiance Line railroad in a poker game and must interact with 1880s first nation, bankers, and bad guys to complete the line.
Stars: Dale Robertson, Robert Random, Gary Collins, Roger Torrey
Votes: 231
34. The Monroes (1966–1967)
60 min | Drama, Western
Clayt is 18 when orphaned heading to a new home out West. He's responsible for sisters Kathy and Amy who are 16 and 6, twin brothers almost 12. New neighbor is Major Mapoy, a sometime antagonist while Jim is their hand.
Stars: Michael Anderson Jr., Barbara Hershey, Keith Schultz, Kevin Schultz
Votes: 292
35. Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966–1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Western
The setting is 1871 Wretched, Colorado, where the local sheriff is jealous of the popular Hanks family, who do a better job of keeping the peace.
Stars: Ann Sheridan, Ruth McDevitt, Douglas Fowley, Gary Vinson
Votes: 176
36. The Road West (1966–1967)
60 min | Western
Ben Pride leads wife Elizabeth and children into 1860's Kansas with the difficult task of homesteading. The family faces various adversities as the try to tame the land. Joining Ben is his ... See full summary »
Stars: Barry Sullivan, Andrew Prine, Brenda Scott, Kelly Corcoran
Votes: 52
37. Shane (1966)
60 min | Western
Shane works for the Starett family, a young widow, her son, and her aging father-in-law, protecting them against the anti-sodbuster rancher Ryker and other perils plaguing the Old West.
Stars: David Carradine, Jill Ireland, Tom Tully, Christopher Shea
Votes: 210
38. Cimarron Strip (1967–1968)
TV-PG | 90 min | Western
The western adventures of tough, but fair, Marshal Jim Crown.
Stars: Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend
Votes: 479
39. Custer (1967)
60 min | Western
In 1868, after the Civil War, Custer takes charge of a mix of ex-Confederates and criminals, the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hays, Kansas.
Stars: Wayne Maunder, Slim Pickens, Michael Dante, Robert F. Simon
Votes: 152
40. Dundee and the Culhane (1967)
60 min | Western
Follows the exploits of two frontier lawyers who provided legal defense to their accused clients.
Stars: John Mills, Sean Garrison, Roy Poole, Walter Gregg
Votes: 46
41. The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–1969)
30 min | Western
An old former Army scout and his grandson search the west for the man's son, a gunfighter on the run.
Stars: Walter Brennan, Dack Rambo, Jason Evers, Chuck Horne
Votes: 470
42. The High Chaparral (1967–1971)
PG | 60 min | Western
The Cannon family runs the High Chaparral Ranch in the Arizona Territory in 1870s.
Stars: Leif Erickson, Cameron Mitchell, Henry Darrow, Linda Cristal
Votes: 2,404
43. Hondo (1967)
60 min | Western
Hondo, an embittered former rebel officer, travels to Arizona Territory in the 1870s with his dog Sam. Often clashing with the local cavalry, which he holds responsible for the death of his Indian wife.
Stars: Ralph Taeger, Kathie Browne, Noah Beery Jr., Gary Clarke
Votes: 272
44. Rango (1967)
30 min | Comedy, Western
The adventures of Rango, a bumbling Texas Ranger stationed at Deep Wells Ranger Station in the late 19th century, and his sidekick, the cowardly Indian scout Pink Cloud.
Stars: Tim Conway, Guy Marks, Norman Alden, Michael Carr
Votes: 99
45. Here Come the Brides (1968–1970)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Western
The adventures of a logging work team and the marriageable single women sent to them in post-American Civil War Seattle in the Washington Territory.
Stars: Robert Brown, Bobby Sherman, David Soul, Bridget Hanley
Votes: 1,044
46. Lancer (1968–1970)
60 min | Western
A tyrannical owner of a vast ranch recruits his two estranged and vastly opposite sons to maintain an uneasy alliance as they fight off forces that would destroy the ranch.
Stars: James Stacy, Wayne Maunder, Andrew Duggan, Elizabeth Baur
Votes: 420
47. The Outcasts (1968–1969)
60 min | Western
A bounty hunter who was a Confederate Officer teams up with an ex-slave who was a Union Soldier during the Civil War. They are the Outcasts.
Stars: Don Murray, Otis Young, Don 'Red' Barry, Art Metrano
Votes: 182
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